Area of Effect vs. Mirror Image
 

In a game I played a while back, I was Tien'Chi and making great use of the spell Acid Bolt, which has an Area of Effect of 1, iirc. I was then attacked by a whole mess of Vans who I thought would be shredded by acid bolts as they rushed my mages. So, I watched with glee as my acid bolts arced over the battlefield and slammed into the Van formations, only to be shocked to see no deaths. "Well they are just injured then" I thought to myself and went to check the units in question. But I checked them and found that there was no damage or injuries of any kind!

I had thought it was the case that ball spells (anything with and area of effect) hit all units in the same square that they touch down in? Is that ability negated by the natural Mirror Image of the Vans? Or did I just not understand it correctly?

Re: Area of Effect vs. Mirror Image
 

It is probably the Mirror Image that is borked. There is another bug on that spell. It doesn't prevent fatigue loss from life drain attacks IIRC.

Re: Area of Effect vs. Mirror Image
 

To hit a mirrored unit for sure you need a 100% precision, 1 target spell (like Soul Slay, or Incinerate).

I'd agree AoE Spells should hit the unit ignoring the mirrors, as all the area is struck, so both the real unit and the mirrors.

Re: Area of Effect vs. Mirror Image
 

Another interesting thing: if I recall correctly, none of the mirror images were destroyed either. That was the third option that I was considering - that perhaps the ball spell hits all in the square, but has a chance of hitting a mirror image instead of the real mage (like a normal attack/missle/bolt spell would)

So... does this mean that Mirror Image makes you immune to area of effect spells?? Does anyone have solid experience which counters this?